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Question: I am writing a story about a blind child!.!.!.!?
I am writing a story featuring a blind child!.
I am not very informed about blindness, and am doing a little bit of research, but anything that you could tell me would help!.
Specific questions: Can you tell they're blind by looking at their eyes!?
Do they have more a more acute sense of hearing!?
Do they navigate using the rods, like seen on TV!? (If so, what are they called!?)

Once again, anything you can tell me will help!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
People can be born blind or lose their sight as a result of a disease!. I used to have a boss who went blind as a kid because of some disease!. She usually walked with a cane, though some blind people have seeing eye dogs!. She also had computer programs that would help her use the internet, type letters, etc!. because they would read what was on the page, say each key as she typed, and things like that!. She once told me that her hearing was probably better than mine only because she relied on it much more than I did!. She said anyone can train themselves to have better hearing, but most people don't do it because we don't need to do it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1) yes - if the iris is a strange color like white or if they are cross-eyed!. you can usually tell with body language though!.
2) Yup! There is an old saying: "you see more when your blind"!. It means that you are more aware of everything now you can't see, like all your other sences are hightened!.
3) Yes, sometimes!. It depends on how blind they are (there is a scale of blindness, with each eye representing 20 as the highest - It's why people say they have 20/ 20 vision)Www@QuestionHome@Com

when some one can't see, he can imagine,

imagine things, shapes, and voices!.

the absence of eyes, allow them to develop rest of thier senses!.
when someone wants to save a text by heart he sometimes closes his eyes to make the process faster!.

through this ,a blind person, by time can navigate places!.

they mostly think more logically and rationally with a certain aspect more than the normal people (considering same education and the place which raised in)Www@QuestionHome@Com

When I person is blind, they're other senses strive because they've lost one of the most important ones!.

and I think you can tell, when a person is blind!.!.!.after a while!. They're eyes are kind of sunken and clouded over (blue!?) and can't focus!.Www@QuestionHome@Com